一场总统大选计划在去年12月举行。

A presidential election was scheduled for last December.

外交政策在总统大选中受到审慎周到的考量

In presidential campaigns, foreign policy is treated with kid gloves.

这样的决定会在总统大选之际导致一个巨大的政治风险。

Such a decision would entail a huge political risk in the midst of the presidential campaign.

这个地区虽然属于城市的边缘，但却是总统大选的关键。

Although this area is on the fringe of the city, it is the key to the presidential election.

在过去的总统大选中，密苏里州一直是该国其余各州的晴雨表。

In past presidential elections, Missouri has been a barometer of the rest of the country.